Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɟɤːkᴰ (rope; cord). Cognate with Lao ເຊືອກ (sư̄ak), ᦵᦋᦲᧅ (tsoek), Tai Dam ꪹꪋꪀ, Shan ၸိူၵ်ႈ (tsōek), Tai Nüa ᥓᥫᥐ (tsoek), Ahom 𑜋𑜢𑜤𑜀𑜫 (chük), Zhuang cag or cieg, Nong Zhuang zowg. Compare Mon ဇုက် and Proto-Vietic *ɟaːk (whence Vietnamese chạc).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเชือก
e d͡ʑ ụ̄ ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonchʉ̂ʉak
Royal Institutechueak
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰɯa̯k̚˥˩/(R)

Classifier

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เชือก (chʉ̂ʉak)

  1. Classifier for domesticated elephants.

Noun

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เชือก (chʉ̂ʉak) (classifier เส้น)

  1. rope; string; cord; thread.

See also

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